Conveyer.



Patented Aug. 5, F. SEEK. Cl.

(Application ed Apr, 13, 19013Y 3 Shees--Sheet i.

No Model.)

51j iii-Homie xd No. m29-4. Patenied Aug. 5, |902.

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mppucsmn n xed Apr. 13, 19011) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2.

nu. 706,294. .n F. BECK.

conviven. `IAppIiatm filed Apr. ).3, 1901.)

Patented Aug. 5', |902.

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(No Model.)

UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

FRTZ BECK, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

CONVEYER..

. SPECIFECATION forming part of Letters Patent NOJO 6,294, dated 5,"21902f APIHMOH` le April 13, 1901l senn 11m55.158s. (No man.; A

To MZl whom t ma@ concern.:

Be-it known that I, FRITZ BECK, a citizen of Switzerland, and a resident of the city,county, and State of New Yorlghave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Conveyors, of which the following is a specification.

The object of myinvention is to provide a conveyor in which materials of any kind can be carried to a predetermined automatically discharged.

The details of this invention will be more point and there `fully set forth in the following description.

' In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure l is aside elevation illustrating the operation of the complete conveyen Y Fig. 2 is an end 'view thereof, parts being omitted. Fig. 3 is a view representing the device which may be used with the belt where Athe conveyor is caused to make sharp turns.

Figs. 4, 5, and 6 areviews showing my invention adapted to 'a bucket conveyor. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are views of my invention, the carrier -'being er the platform type.

Referring tothe first three iguresof the drawings, A represents a rail carried by any suitable support B. Traveling on this rail is ayoke C, which has grooved wheels D, engagf i ng, respectively, the top and bottom of the rail. On the upper part of the yoke are up-4 .3

' bolt G, the curved bracket F. Attached to rights E, on which is pivoted, by means of the the curved bracket at one endand to the yoke character and of such strength as to hold the,

at the other end is a spring H of any suitable bracket in its normal position under ordinary circumstances. Attached to the4 side of the yoke is a lug or linger J.v Supported below and to one side of the rail are sprocket-wheels N, carrying a sprocket-chain L. At'the sides of the links of this chain are projections M, with which thelugs or ngers J engage. These sprocket-wheels may be turned by any suitablemechani'sm, which it is not necessary to show, and the Vsp'rocket-chain should be of sncient length to engage several of the lugs or ngers on `the carrier at one time. -T-his is clearly illustrated in the drawings. Attached 4provided inclined cam-surfaces S. The car-v to the brackets in any' suitable manner and supported by them is a belt or apron I. The

ends of the bracketFare provided with roll' ers R, and at suitable points along the rail are against the fixed stops,

. buckets c is a rod or Athe notches of the bracket a.

riers are. connected by a chainorother suitable device C'. j L fj '.The operation of the fdevice so .far aside-` scribed is as follows: Motion being' imparted to the'sprocket-wheels. Nj thesprocketchaiu will molve,` the projectionsMwill engage the fingers J and move the lyokes along the rail,

.and as these yokes are connected by theohain'4 or rod C the entire carrier"will-bemoved.'

' The substance to be carriedk is thrown into the conveyor. At the point where it isl desired tov discharge the same the cam-surface S is placed.

As the carrier reaches this point thev roller-.will travel along the cam-surface -and the bracket F will be tilted, discharging the load from the belt, as clearly indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2., When theroller has left the cam-surface, the force of the spring `H will return the bracket to its normal position.

It will be observed that if the carrier were made to turn sharp curves the Wrinkling or distorting of the belt-would cause a portion of the load to be discharged.y To prevent this,

I use the construction shownin Figs. 1, 2, and 3. This consists of a rod P, l sides of the-belden which travels a stirrup Q.

On the rod are iixed stops Q.

.tached at oneend to thebracket and at the attached tothe Y AArodOisatother end to the yoke. This construction is placed on both sides of the belt. a curve the yokes on one side of the apronwill approach each other, while the yokes bear whereby the belt will be held up' on that side, and those on the other side will separate, the eiect being to keep the In. turning belt in such a position as toretain the load This is clearly illustrated in Fig. dispense with this construction by stilening the edges of the belt in any desir 'ablemanner. Y

In Figs. 4, 5, and 6 I have shown my invention applied to carrier consisting of a series withinv it.

of buckets instead of an apron or belt. In"

this case the yokeC carries a bracket a, which is-recessed or notched at b.' 0n each of the projection d, resting in These notches are rounded, las clearly lshown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, so as to allow motion of the bucket both vertically and horizontally. Attached to' the yoke are half rings or links e, to which are secured the links of the chain C. 0n

each side of the buckets are projecting arms f, by means of which the bucket can be tipped either" by hand or Aautomatically by a mechanism similar to that shown in Fig. 1. In vorder to make the seriesof buckets practically a continuous system, I place between each pair a shield or deflector g, as clearly shown in Figs. 4,5, and 6, so that material thrown toward the bucket will be guided down so as to fall therein. These shields or delectors are secured to the upper part of the yoke.

In Figs. 7, 8, and 9 I have illustrated my carrier with aplatform-like car to be used in carrying bricks and the like. At each end of the platform h is secured a bracket t', through which bracket runs a rod or link j. Secured to each yoke C is a ring 7c, into which ring hooks one end of the rod or link j, thus securing the cars together, as clearly indicated in the drawings. Supported on the lrod or link j is a spring Z, one at each end of the car, and secured to the under side of the car is a stop rm, against which the spring normally bears, the springs at opposite ends of the car being on opposite sides of said stops, ,so that the car when tilted will be tilted against the force of one or the other of the springs, which serves to return the car to its normal position. On each side of the car projects a rod n, by which the car may be tilted by hand, or the car may be tilted automatically by a construction similar to that shownrin Fig. 1 I thus secure a practically continuous conveyer, which is adapted to any use to which conveyer-s may be put, which is simple in construction and easy of operation.

What I claim, and desire to secure ters Patent, is

l. In a conveyer the combination of a rail, yokes traveling on same,connections between by Leitsaid yokes, means supported by said yokes described.

for receiving the material to be carried, and means for operating the conveyer, substantially as described.

2. In a conveyer the combination of a rail, yokes traveling on same,connections between said yokes, means supported by said yokes for receiving the material to be carried,means for operating the conveyer and automatic means for discharging the load at'any predetermined points.

3. In a conveyer the combination of a rail, yokes traveling on said-rail, connections between said yokes, curved brackets supported by said yokes and a belt or apron supported by said brackets, substantially as described.

4. In a conveyer the combination of a rail, yokes traveling on said rail, connections between said yokes, curved tilting brackets supported by said yokes, a belt or apron sup- .ported by said yokes and means for tilting said brackets at any predetermined points,

substantially as described.

5. In a conveyer the combination of a rail, yokes traveling on said rail, connections be tween said yokes, cu rved brackets supported by said yokes, a belt or apron supported by said brackets, and means for supporting the vedge of the belt or apron when passing around curves, substantially as described.

6. In a conveyer the combination of a rail, yokes traveling on same,wheels on said yokes bearing one at the top and the other at the bottom of the rail, connections between said yokes, means supported .by said yokes for receiving the material to be carried, and means for operating `the conveyer, substantially as FRITZ BECK. Witnesses:

JOHN J. RANAGAN,

FRANCIS B. KAIN. 

